Sabrina the Teenage Witch

The "Balki" actor will recur as the "villainous, puritanical principal" of Baxter High on the untitled series based on the Chilling Adventures of Sabrina comic book. Pinchot shares something in common with the previous incarnation of Sabrina. Both Perfect Strangers and Sabrina the Teenage Witch were ABC "TGIF" fixtures.

“People kept asking for it, and they were already doing Riverdale, so I guess it made sense,” says the former Sabrina the Teenage Witch star. “I think they’re doing it in a smart way — change it up, don’t make it the same. If you’re going to do the same show, it probably would fall on its face, but I think what they’re doing is probably the smartest way to reboot something.”

The untitled adaptation based on The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina was supposed to serve as a companion to Riverdale, penned by Riverdale boss Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa. But CW president Mark Pedowitz says: “There was opportunity that Warners had that Netflix made them a two-season offer. We understood that, and I wish Roberto and everybody really well as far as that goes. We have great development in Charmed and a number of other shows, so we’ll muddle through it.”

Two clips of actresses reportedly auditioning for Netflix’s Riverdale spinoff based on the Chilling Adventures of Sabrina comic book have hit the internet. The two actresses were auditioning to play Aunt Hilda, a role played by Caroline Rhea on the Sabrina the Teenage Witch sitcom.

The untitled Riverdale off-shoot based on the The Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina Archie Comics graphic novel was originally intended as a companion to Riverdale on The CW. Riverdale creator Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, who serves as chief creative officer of Archie Comics, also penned the Sabrina series. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the casting search to find the new Sabrina will begin anew because of the new destination.

Melissa Joan Hart, Nick Bakay and Caroline Rhea were among the former cast members who reunited at L.A. Comic Con over the weekend. And one of the hot topics was The CW's planned revival of the Sabrina character. “I think our show was about magic and family,” Hart said of the potential spinoff, “and I think the new one — it sounds like, I have no idea — but the new one is going to be more about witchcraft, dark stuff. I think it sounds more Buffy the Vampire Slayer than it does Sabrina, so I think it will appeal to a different kind of audience and be a totally different show.”

“They’re doing Sabrina without us,” says the former Sabrina, the Teenage Witch star, who says the new version will have more witchcraft and be more like Charmed and Buffy the Vampire Slayer than her lighthearted ABC "TGIF" comedy.

The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina would offer "a dark coming-of-age tale that traffics in horror, the occult and witchcraft” — in contrast to Melissa Joan Hart’s Sabrina. The CW has enlisted Riverdale showrunner Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, along with executive producer Greg Berlanti, to expand the Archie universe.